The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-11-19

| noticed the clippings on thursday even
ing Miller cut grass every day. Don't
know that he had any particular time for
cutting It, We put oleanders In place OF
the dead pine tree removed. Don't remem.
Der what hour, or If 1t was Friday when
then the oleander was set When ! was
was setting out these plants don't rem EN- Der
what Miller was doing. These plants were
set out between half past eight and twelve
o'clock, and don't think [ went into the
house once; was setting out plants all the
time; was most Of the time near the hot
house. Might have set out on the south
side; am not sure. If did Miller helped
me.
Mrs. ELIZABETH BLOOD said: i've In
La Sale for Is or 81 years; lived near
| Hegeler's-just across the street Remem.
Der 9th of June when this little girl was
missing; was at home all day, except was
at meat market between 10 and II O'Clock !;
gone 90 to 30 minutes; In the evening was
too. She described infinitely the rooms
In her residence. The back window of the
dining room commands view of the old
Loomis house. The fence between our
house and the Loomis house Is not great,
% or 30 feet TO the fence, perhaps; the
LOomis house Is west On Friday was at
home all day. The kalsominers were at
work In the kitchen that day; Haskins and
Murphy were their names. They began at
eight In the morning; was In dining room
at breakfast, then In back hall, then sat in
dining room at the west window; went In
probably little before nine o'clock, a
quarter perhaps. Sat between table and
window; little more room then for chair,
window open; was there certainly an hour,
perhaps more; Miss Anna Hegeler was
reading to me: she came mornings to re-
cite her lessons to me. Was sitting with
my face perhaps little to the northwest,
but almost In front OF the window. l sat
there maybe an hour and half, maybe
longer; think II very improbable that any
one could have passed on the west side of
the house without my seeing them; could
see the fence at the old LoOmis house
could see the northeast corner; could also
see the fence west OF our house, next the
LOOMS lot could see the fence little
north of the corner of the LOomis house
saw no one passing that way between ours
and the LOOMS Householder or any one
else either with or without bundle. Saw
no one passing between my window and
the Loomis house. Anna Hegeler was
sitting at the south end of the table five or
six feet from the window. The room Ia Is
feet wide; the table sat In the middle; did
not see Miller about my premises or the
Miller's taking hay from Hegeler's block.
Re carried grass of In large square cloth
grass and leaves he had cut there.
Cross Erdmined.-He carried the grass
towards the barn; have seen him pass our
front yard In the direction of the barn, past
| our house; that was north. Only one win
dow on the west side Of my dining room !;
the room Is between ten feet east and west
part way and thirteen, partly, the chimney
making the difference; north and south
the room Is fifteen feet. The window on
the west side is little south of the center
1t is very wide window. The table stood
In front of the window, about the center of
the room east and west; between the table
and window space enough for chair
and square table; Miss Hegeler sat at south
end of table four or five feet from the table.
Presume criticised her reading; she was
reading more for amusement that morning
than for instruction; couldn't say that she
came that morning as pupil. She had
been pupil week or two previous; she
had been regularly from November till
May. That morning she read an hour to
an hour and half can't say that correct
ed her at all that morning; don't know
what she read; can't say that paid par
ticular attention to her reading; she read
for amusement She sat in range of the
window, perhaps not more than three feet
from it. Can't say that looked at her
may have been sewing, can't tell. In look
ing from my window think | can see the
northeast corner of the Loomis house.
Didn't see two ladies at my house Friday
forenoon looking for this lost little girl.
Mr.. TRUsTRILL: Live at La Sale. Know
where the LOOMS house is; live opposite,
west of it; remember report of the child
being found In we'll at LoOmis' house June
11th Climbed up on fence to look in.
Fence leaned to south, leaning against the
building, four feet high; was there on
Sunday evening also. They were pump
ing water out fence pitcAed over one side.
On Saturday noon when l went there,
pulled off one of the boards in the door
way to get in the house. l was then stand.
ing on this old leaning fence; pushed the
top of one board back and pushed myself
through. While was there they took the
child out, outside. The child was on a
.tretcher when got in.
Gross Er.-I got into the yard by climb
ing over the east and west fence at the
north end of the building. Saw no gate
nor bars. "Iron bars I thought you meant"
Miller was In that house when | went
there. Don't know that the child's body
had been removed to the home of Its par
ents before noon that day; couldn't get In
north door; didn't try south door. Pile of
lumber against the north door; didn't know
there was window there then; saw one
there Sunday. Pulled off only one board !;
don't know Its width; don't know whether
1t was 6inch lumber or 6.feet. Pulled
1t off and went in; don't know who were
there except those named Saw Mr.. Bull
there with another gentleman after the girl
was found. Told him about getting in;
don't know that told anyone else. Am
Matthiessen's coachman five years. Have
known Miller-can't say how long-met
him occasionally. Might have reached
this house at IL or 10 minutes later; not
excited. Didn't ask now 1 could get In;
got on the lumber so as to see in. Did not
ask permission to get In.
Adjourned until Monday morning at 8
o'clock.
The case opened on Monday morning